16. Crossed - Allie Condie

#2 in the Matched series

2011, Dutton/Penguin

367 pgs.

Written for YA (Protagonists are 17)

Finished May 8, 2013

Genre: Fantasy/Dystopian

Goodreads Rating: 3.56

My Rating: 2/It was okay

Acquired: TPPL

1^st sentence/s: "I'm standing in a river.  It's blue.  Dark blue.  Reflecting the colors of the evening sky."

My comments:  Hmmmm....at times this seemed to go on forever. And it's been so long since I read the first in the series, Matched, that none of the references helped me remember what had gone on. Frustrating. Told back and forth between Ky and Cassia, a few pages each, and introducing four new major characters - one of who dies in The Carving - which is a series of red rock canyons based on Utah. I guess I wanted more. More what? Don't know. But more.

Goodreads Review:  In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.